CCD vs Film? Lots of time vs no patience? Alright, this is your place to discuss all the astrophotography what's and what's not. You can discuss about techniques, accessories, cameras, whatever....just make sure you also post some nice photos here too!
Still experimenting to see how far a basic DSLR can go in cloudy and bright Singapore.
Saw Antares high up last night and experimented to see what else my 500D dslr can do besides shoot Jupiter.....
I was inspired to see weixing's earlier post on shooting the M4 cluster and was pleasantly surprised that, with a 55-250 lens, I could work out the hints of M4.
Forgive me, not the best of pics and simply amateurish compared to you guys- just wanted to share my excitement
@Sivakis: Thanks for sharing! Nice photo showing what a DSLR can do in Singapore skies. It helps me to further burn into my memory the relative positioning of M4 with respect to these 2 bright stars. Will help me to increase the probability of finding it directly via a zero-power finder without star-hopping.
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Just borrowed my brothers telescope. It's an Optisan Star 70076. Can hardly find any information about it online but I'm gonna see what I can shoot with it, nonetheless
70076 = 700 (telescope focal length in mm) 76 (aperture of primary mirror in mm)
It is marketed under various brands but the "70076" is usually mentioned in the model name.
This telescope almost became my first telescope but the price seems too good to be true and the seller who owns a departmental store here have no knowledge about this product. So I did not commit.
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"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Yup, that's the one. Can't find any user manual, so pretty much fixed it up based on logic. I've got some questions regarding it, which I'll be posting in the Equipment subforum.
Good start on a job well done Sivakis! It's a beginning of more to come...for sure! You totally deserve the excitement on grabbing the shot!
Get out for more...keep experimenting as the next exciting moment is just around the corner!!!
My wife never complained about how much time, effort & money I spent on my Astronomy hobby!................suddenly I met her!!!
We are always on the ready for encouragement!
Cloudy nights?....lotsa new toys bought I guess...hehe.
Have a go at a barndoor tracker. I just made on and awaiting to test. Also working on a slimmer version prototype. If it works great! If not...it was fun trying.
My wife never complained about how much time, effort & money I spent on my Astronomy hobby!................suddenly I met her!!!
